Adding richness and depth to recipes with whole grains is one of the driving trends in the culinary world, and it's high time for everyone else to experience why. On Wednesday March 29, 2017, we invite you to join us in celebrating the 6th annual
Whole Grain Sampling Day.

More than 120 supermarkets across the US & Canada will be sampling whole grain products in their stores, and a handful of Boston-area restaurants will be offering menu samples to customers. Additionally, more than 55 college campuses are planning events for students.

To find out if a store, restaurant, school, or community health center near you is participating,
check out our Interactive Map. If you can't find a formal Whole Grain Sampling Day festivity near you, create your own celebration, simply by trying a different whole grain menu item at a restaurant, or making a recipe with a new-to-you ancient grain. Share your Whole Grain Sampling Day experience on social media using the hashtag #SampleWholeGrains.

WHY NUTRITION NUTS LOVE SOURDOUGH BREAD

Foods made using artisan cooking and baking traditions, rather than factory processes, are being praised not just for their unmatched taste and quality, but also for their potential health benefits.

Over the next few months, we'll be updating many of our free, downloadable whole grain handouts with a fresh design. The first handout we've completed is our popular Myths Busted Handout, which refutes many popular misconceptions about grains and wheat.

Using decades of data from US adults, researchers created models to estimate how many deaths from heart disease, stroke, or type 2 diabetes can be attributed to poor diet. They estimate that low intake of whole grains alone may contribute to 5.9% of deaths from these causes.

Recipe courtesy of Sharon Palmer, RDN, for the United Sorghum Checkoﬀ Program

WHOLE GRAIN SAMPLING DAY GIVEAWAYS!

On Ancient Harvest's Facebook page, they will be giving away a Whole Grains Prize Pack! Visit their Facebook page on Whole Grain Sampling Day for more details.

To celebrate Whole Grain Sampling Day, Bob's Red Mill will be doing giveaways every hour between 9am - 4pm PT on Facebook and Instagram. For more details, check in with their social media pages on March 29.

On Grainful's Facebook page, they will be giving away a Whole Grains Prize Pack with samples of their different meal kits! Visit their Facebook page and Instagram on Whole Grain Sampling Day for more details.

On Whole Grain Sampling Day, Minute® will be running a Facebook Giveaway Prize Pack featuring a variety of their whole grain options. Check out Minute Rice on Facebook on March 29 for details and to participate!

On Whole Grain Sampling Day, Success® is having a Facebook Giveaway of their all new Tri-Color Boil-in-Bag Quinoa! Visit Success Rice on Facebook on March 29 for more details and to enter for your chance to win!

On Whole Grain Sampling Day, Way Better Snacks will be sampled at various supermarkets across the country, and they will also be doing a social media giveaway! Visit their Facebook page, Twitter and Instagram on Whole Grain Sampling Day for more details.